You know what? I don’t get it. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been in development hell for a long time. It was so bad at one point that Paradox Interactive had to replace the studio working on it. So, you’d assume the publisher will opt for a consumer-friendly approach. But nope. Instead, Paradox Interactive is doing everything it can so that it can kill the momentum and hype for it.
Yesterday, Paradox Interactive announced that Bloodlines 2 will come out on October 21st. We also got an extended gameplay video for it. And yes, this might not be up to the ludicrous standards you may have set for Bloodlines 2. But hey, at least the game is now going to come out.
In a truly bizarre marketing move, Paradox Interactive has already announced a day-1 paid DLC. This DLC will unlock two distinct and powerful vampire clans, each with unique abilities and playstyles, as well as a total of eight new outfits. So, yes. Paradox has locked two vampire clans behind a paid DLC. This is hilarious.
I’ve said numerous times that DLCs are the cancer of gaming. I’ve been saying this for A LONG TIME, and I’ve never purchased a DLC for any game. And I sure as hell do not recommend pre-ordering games that have paid DLCs at launch. Especially those that lock gameplay content behind it. Because it would have been a bit OK if this was only a cosmetics DLC. But nope. Paradox went full greedy on this one.
In Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, you get to explore the World of Darkness and climb the ranks in the vampire world. The game takes place in Seattle, a city full of fascinating and sometimes dangerous people and groups. This sequel to the beloved classic lets you make choices that can shake up the balance of power.
In this game, players can use supernatural powers or clever words to trick normal people into following them into dark alleys, where they can feed and satisfy their Hunger. But you have to be careful. If humans discover what you really are, you’ll break the Masquerade, the secret rule that keeps your kind hidden from the world.
According to early previews, Bloodlines 2 is not as a heavy RPG game as a lot of fans would have hoped. The game seems to be more linear than what you’d expect from a sequel to Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. In a lot of ways, this feels more like a action stealth game with some RPG elements than a proper RPG game. So, if you are expecting an RPG similar to the first Bloodlines, you will be hugely disappointed.
Let’s hope that after this backlash, Paradox will make this DLC available to everyone who gets the game!
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"I’ve said numerous times that DLCs are the cancer of gaming"
You know what's cancer too? Paid mod, and yet you are promoting them for whatever reason. I guess everyone has double standard.
"But hey, at least the game is now going to come out."
Not so fast John, they can still cancel it yet, or pull a Concord and do a post-release abortion
this game is doomed
This is just pure money grab from fans. We don't like paid DLC's . Stupid decision :/
8 years of development hell ain't going to pay for themselves.
Good shout out John, definitely waiting for a deep sale now.
Why can't you just pirate it like the rest of us civilized folks?
"Paradox Interactive is trying to kill the momentum and hype"
what momentum and hype? Like i said in the other article it looks like an abomination that makes me a libertarian want the military to barge in and arrest everyone making this trash. How does this game look worse than the previous version? Also no guns, its not really an rpg its a melee fighting game, neon colored lighting everywhere bad writing and characters meh. Paradox is gonna paradox so dont support them. Its funny how both this an chronos look like they have terrible generic combat and both were made by walking sims studios.
Wait, so expansions are now evil too?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5e0c6ef92c336c966fdb0a1306020535ea23bc491548152593fd8cd9f4b95f06.png
Takes place in Seattle, which is full of this deranged stuff.
Dude it's just America, no need to be selective about which place is worse. The whole country is a basketcase trying to drag us all to hell, but hey no antesemetism.
thats the same dude with less fat and no moustache.
Sent this picture to three of my friends. I swapped sides they were on, and clipped off the heads. I asked them to identify which one was male, and which one was female.
They all got it wrong, because the norm is that the male is usually the left option. They all picked the left one, but they all said they were unsure too.
Ya………
Well you can justify that vampires look feminine and gay and that's why the guy looks like a f4g/tr4nny but if that's the case, why is the girl masculine?
There's clearly a tr4nny agenda here
Did Twilight brainwash people into thinking this? https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTg5OGZmOWM5OWwxN3MzbWt5cGoyZzhuc215ajk1bnlkN3F6aGM3dWVpMHA3NmI4MCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/l41lKGkaqAzBEJcvm/giphy-downsized-small.mp4
There’s no such thing as a vampire, we assume what vampires look like becase of how they’re portrayed in the media.
In most movies and games, they’re portrayed to be gay looking because you can’t suck men off and not be gay.
Because of this fact, you can’t be be into vampires (men suckers) and not be gay. I’m basically calling you gay mr.Pyke
Basically, till Anne Rice's novels, vampires where vampires, usualy bloodthirsty, deranged, EVIL.
The "feminine" vampires you see now are a direct influence of Ms Anne Rice take of the vampire mythos.
Yeah they where more based on jewish archetypes.
Bro, I loved vampires in 30 days of night, that's how vampires should look like but that doesn't stop them from being gay, they still suck on men.
You can't be straight and put your lips on another dude, this is basic biology.
Messy vampires like 30 days of night/sinners
theyre monsters masquerading as humans
I prefer the ones in 30 days of night over the ones in sinners
The vampires in sinners sing and dance, it’s something that homos do.
Meanwhile VTMB 1:
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I'm one of these perverts who always associated vampires and sexy stuff, so if VTMB2 looks like it's populated by asexual non-binary freaks, I'm SO going to boycott this piece of crap.
I want my sexy vampires back!😡
CreamAPI and other DLC unlockers are always ready and happy to serve.
That sh*t is not always reliable
Men of war assault squad 2 locked the skirmish multiplayer behind a dlc and I couldn't get creamapi to work so I just pirated the whole thing.
👀 Didn't even know about it! Thanks i guess!
who give a sh*t, since game now not RPG.
Name a more iconic duo than incompetence and Bloodlines series
Well I didn't play the first now with this sh*t i surely will not play the second one
No DLC purchase EVER? what about definitive editions that include previous dlc? you didnt get the DLC for XCOM2 or something like Halo 3 with it's multiplayer expansions? No MMO sor Sims game expansions?
almost forgot to comment about the game. I expected the game to be off when they said they got a new studio or lead just last year and exclaimed it would be out this year. I only thought it would be super short but shaved off dlc is crazy.
Yeah good point, i suspect Johnny purchased one of these down the line.
John, you never bought any dlc for Skyrim, or any other Bethesda game?
Does goty edition counts? One thing i dislike is how they kill progression in games, usually the games i pirate come with all dlc and it is immersion breaking to get a high level gear early in the game.
D.O.A
DOA
They Hype died when they f*ked over Chris Avellone.
In this game too? I tought it was only in Dying Light 2.
The game deserves to be a flop since the first reveal and multiple delays, this is just another nail to their coffin.
Using a vampire Karen to promote it as the cover doesn't help.
WII IT HAVE DENUVO ?
No announcement of it or mention on the Steam store page, so I assume not… but I kinda hope it does so I don't disappoint myself by trying the 'free' version of it.
I didn't even know this game had momentum and hype, lmao.